#petekenta

i just think it’s fascinating (devastating) that pete no longer has any idea how to talk to kenta. he has this cool, calm manner that he can use with everyone else, because that’s who he’s become - this businessman who people look to. but kenta is from before and doesn’t know this version of pete. and pete cannot reconcile the two halves of himself. he also has no idea of how to blend his two versions of kenta - the one he left behind, and the one that came back. they’re fine, if a little awkward when it comes to talking shop - they’ve both been on the front lines for so long that it’s easier than anything else. but the second that pete has to address anything deeper, he clams up. he talks down to kenta, doesn’t address him by name, talks past him like he’s not even in the room. but it’s also very clear that he wants him safe, and wants him to keep himself out of danger. however, due to his utter lack of emotional expression, it comes off as… cold. as if it would be an inconvenience for all of them if kenta puts himself in harm’s way. and how much of it is guilt, and how much of it is genuine care i can’t say, but it’s heartbreaking to watch these two men interact. for so long they were the only thing the other had, but now they’re worlds apart and that distance seems impossible to cross.